This latest version of Hamlet begins with a death ritual. Riz Ahmed, as the title character, washes his father’s body, surrounded by his uncle, Claudius, and other men as a Hindu priest recites from ...

Riz Ahmed has wanted to make a Hamlet movie since he was 16. The 42-year-old actor, plays Danish prince Hamlet in a new adaptation of the play, which relocates the tragedy to modern London, ...

What can possibly be said about “Hamlet” that hasn’t already repeatedly been said? That may be the greatest challenge for any director or actor approaching what is arguably the single most famous and ...

A king's ghost puts his son on a bloody quest against the brother who killed him to take the throne and queen. If the prince were a hulking mass of brawn and rage, it would make for a pretty decent ...

In this excellent Public Theater “Free Shakespeare in the Park,” Ato Blankson-Wood is commanding as anti-hero Hamlet—but the Playbill doesn’t mention the show’s A-list star. Senior Editor and Writer ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. There is no escaping the need for fresh takes. Hamlet may be a great play, but ...

As played by the young Washington actor Karl Miller, Hamlet is a most unhappy fella. You knew, of course, the Dane was a melancholy sort, but maybe you were unaware of just how down on the world he ...